Culver XPQ-15

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The Culver XPQ-15, also known as the XTD3C-1, was an American target drone developed by the Culver Aircraft Company late in World War II.

Design and development

The XPQ-15 was a low-wing monoplane of conventional design. It was powered by a Franklin O-405 opposed piston engine.^[1] Design work began in 1943.^[2]

Operational history

Fou examples of the XPQ-15 were built for evaulation by the United States Army Air Forces in 1945; two additional aircraft were tested by the United States Navy as the XTD3C-1. No production contract was placed.^[1]

Variants

XPQ-15: USAAF variant; four produced.^[1]
XTD3C-1: USN variant; two produced, BuNos 29665-29666.^[3]

Specifications (XPQ-15)

Data from Parsch ^[1]

Powerplant: 1 × Franklin O-405 opposed piston engine, 200 hp (150 kW)

Performance

Maximum speed: 220 mph (354 km/h; 191 kn)

References

Citations

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Parsch 2009
↑ Mingos 1946, p.318.
↑ Grossnick and Armstrong 1997, p.540.

Bibliography

Grossnick, Roy A.; William J. Armstrong (1997). United States Naval Aviation, 1910-1995. Annapolis, MD: Naval Historical Center. ISBN 0-16-049124-X. Retrieved 2013-02-12. Cite uses deprecated parameters (help)
Mingos, Howard (1946). The Aircraft Year Book for 1946. New York: Lanciar Publishers. ASIN B000IDB7CE. Retrieved 2013-02-15.
Parsch, Andreas (2009). "PQ Series". Directory of U.S. Military Rockets and Missiles Appendix 1: Early Missiles and Drones. designation-systems.net. Retrieved 2011-02-15.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Culver XPQ-15.

Photo of XPQ-15 model in Popular Science

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Aerial target (subscale)	OQ-1 OQ-2 OQ-3 OQ-4 OQ-5 OQ-6 OQ-7 OQ-8¹ OQ-9¹ OQ-10¹ OQ-11 OQ-12 OQ-13 OQ-14 OQ-15 OQ-16 OQ-17 OQ-18 OQ-19

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Naval Aircraft Factory	TDN TD2N TD3N

Interstate	TDR TD2R TD3R

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